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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma related to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in a patient with a novel heterozygous complex deletion in the MSH2 gene.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Apr 2008
Pineda M, Castellsagué E, Musulén E, Llort G, Frebourg T, Baert-Desurmont S, González S, Capellá G, Blanco I
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal disorder caused by mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Tumors of the HNPCC-spectrum are associated with microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of MMR protein expression. Lymphomas are not considered to be HNPCC-related tumors. We report and analyze a case of an HNPCC patient with three colorectal cancers and a B-cell non-Hodgkin...
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